How to Use proprioception in a Sentence
proprioception
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With the limb missing, there’s no way for the brain to use proprioception to figure this out.
—Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2020
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That’s why the team used algorithms and sensors to give the robot proprioception — a sense of where its body is in space.
—Rachel Becker, The Verge, 5 July 2018
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That's because our body has a system that keeps track of where all its parts are likely to be (a sense called proprioception).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 July 2019
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The most interesting sense is proprioception, the sense of being in a body.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Some researchers argue there are more than five senses, like proprioception, or an awareness of the body in space.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 18 Jan. 2017
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For instance, in a dark room, touch and proprioception trump vision.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2017
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Outside of a brain scanner, the restoration of proprioception can in some ways give patients the feeling of having a real foot.
—Gideon Gil, STAT, 16 Sep. 2021
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That’s all thanks to proprioception, which tells us where exactly our limbs are in space and how to control them without looking at them.
—Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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That’s going to knock down your sense of touch, proprioception and everything else.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2021
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For many amputees, however, the loss of a limb is accompanied by a loss of proprioception.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
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In its simplest terms, proprioception is your awareness of your body’s position in space.
—Men's Health, 11 July 2022
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Outside, a new alertness is in order, one that demands a deep connection to the position and movement of the body — or proprioception, sometimes referred to as the sixth sense.
—New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
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The medial prefrontal cortex is crucial to proprioception, bonding with others, and our sense of safety in the world.
—Donald Antrim, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
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That should restore their proprioception, as well as a sense of connectedness to the artificial limb, says Herr.
—Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 2 June 2017
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The plate, which anchors the clouds and provides underfoot proprioception, is full length to give it more propulsion and improve running economy.
—Adam W. Chase, Outside Online, 22 July 2021
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Finding Our Way The human brain maintains a map of where the body is located and uses many senses to do so, including vision, sound, the vestibular system and proprioception.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2023
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Poles can help with proprioception on rocky or otherwise tricky footing.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 11 May 2020
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The surgeons and engineers who pioneered the technique designed it to restore what’s known as proprioception.
—Gideon Gil, STAT, 16 Sep. 2021
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Those who enjoy a minimalist ride noted the elastic feel of the midsole that smoothed the pressure points underfoot with little squish to reduce proprioception.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2020
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However, proprioception and touch are not necessarily one and the same, Charkhkar says.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
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Not having a sense of where an artificial limb is in space—known as proprioception—is a huge disadvantage of artificial limbs.
—Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 2 June 2017
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The rubber hand illusion tests the interaction of several senses: touch, sight, and proprioception (the body’s sense of movement and position).
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
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The sole is thinner, more flexible, and slightly firmer than the Escalante’s, with a fast-rebounding cushion providing proprioception and keeping ground contact quick.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
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That feeling of connection is what people tend to love right away about a minimal shoe, said Dicharry; and proprioception can get better quickly, even though tissue adaptations take much longer.
—Kristen Seymour, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2022
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The feel is somewhat minimal with plenty of ground proprioception, especially in the forefoot.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 25 June 2021
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In addition to the benefits of the two-legged circle hops, doing this move on one leg develops proprioception and neuromuscular control.
—Kim Cross, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2020
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According to Wilk, an ACL tear can compromise joint proprioception.
—Washington Post, 6 July 2021
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Picking up a letter and reading it — another unremarked feat of human cognition and proprioception — is far harder for my mother now.
—David Wertime, Philly.com, 21 Dec. 2017
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These abilities are already second nature to humans through vision and proprioception (the ability to sense the relative positions of body parts without looking or thinking about it).
—Taskin Padir, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017
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These abilities are already second nature to humans through vision and proprioception (the ability to sense the relative positions of body parts without looking or thinking about it).
—Taskin Padir, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017
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